Pressing machine for ends of boxes and covers



Aug. 7,- 1945.- w. P. osGooD 2,38L364 PRESSING MACHINE FOR ENDS OFBOXES AND COVERS Filed June 25, 1942 5 sheets-sheet 1 Aug, 7, 1945, W. P. osGooD 2,381,364

lRESSING MACHINE FOR ENDS OF BOXES AND COVERS Filed June 25, 1942 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 Aug. 7, 1945n w. P. osGooD Y 2,381,364

/V PREssING MACHINE FOR ENDS oF BOXES` AND COVERS File June 25, 1942 5 sheets-sheet 4 the box wall that the said fold overhangs the`r channel. Thus it is not pinched and crushed when the presser (later described)v comes down on the anvil.

reduced lower portion |30 (Figures 13 and 17) resting on a base block |35 which in turn rests The rear portion of the anvily is `undercut (Figure 13) and has arearwardly projecting flange |32 from the center of which -a j fixed pin |33 projects up. The anvil |25 has aon and is secured to the main frame-of the machine. Along the rear edge of the base block |35 is an upstanding vridge |34 having a forwardly `projecting ,fiange |31under which the fiange |32 ts when .the anvil |25'is in position. The flange |31 vhas a central notch |38 which receives the pin |33` when the anvil is ,correctly placed on thebase. 4Said flange and pin assist in centering the anvil when applied'to the base, and they cooperate with a bolt |39y in securing the anvil immovablyj. Bolt y|39 passesrupward through a portion of the main frame and through a hole `in the lbase block |35 into threaded'lconnection with the anvil. Thus it secures the front 'end of thev base block, Athe rear end of which is secured by two bolts 40 (Figures 6. 8 and 1'1) which extend upward through the part ofthe lframe andare threaded into the base block but do not enter thefanvil., .Thus the anvil can'be easily removed after unscrev'vinglthe` single' bolt |39, and another anvil substitutedforit. vDifferent anvils are requiredfor operation on boxes `and covers of diflerentwidths and depths, and the pin |32 `and bolt 39 constitute means for quickly locating and securinganvils incorrect register, and quickly removingthem preparatory` to making substitutions.V baseblock` |35, however, is:permanently secured by the rear bolts Cooperating with the anvil |25 tofnress the workis'a pressing'jaw |4| .which is Asecured by screws |42 to a'head |44. `The bottom face of the jawv |4| isplane andcis of sufficient area to engage the entire; outeriface.v of the vend of a box of the 4largest dimensions capableof ybeing operated on by'the-machinea-The front of the ljaw |4| projectsl forward,aflittlebeyondvthe front of the anvil (Figures `9. l-and 13)..gaqstrp |45 being added to augment the ,forward lprojection and to act as an abutment' orguide for a box end as it is brought up from the cementing mechanism tobefput on the anvil; jThe forward edge of the jaw is also beveledv as at |46 to guide theedge of theA workinto the-space between the connection 'fitting including a threaded sleeve `|50 extending therethrough: a stemv I 5|` contained `in and( protruding fro'm the* lower 'vend of Vthe sleeve, and a washer |5|af betwen'the sleeve and a shoulder Hill)` -on` the stem. A double link' |52"is pivotally lconnectedl at oneend to stem I 5| and at its other end to a second link |53 which in turn is pivoted to another double link |54. The latter is pivoted also to a fixed bracket on the main frame as at |55. The link |53, which, as is evident from Figure 13, is the central element of a double toggle, has a transverse borein whichzisfitted a rod |56. An end portionof the rod r|56-is tapped into an eccentric strap |51 which l'i's on an eccentric |58 keyed to a shaft |59. The shaft |59 is journaled in fixed brackets |60 on the main frame. On the rod |56 between the strap |51 and the link |53 is a compression spring |6| which presses .the link rearwardly, against a pair of mutually locked lnuts |62 on the threaded rear .end of the rod |56. Each of the two pressing mechanisms has an eccentric |58, these eccentrics being'angularly spaced by 180 on the shaft |59.

The shaft |59 carries a Worm wheel |63 which is driven by a worm |64 on a horizontal shaft |65 and'is enclosed by a housing/ |66 secured to the central bracket |49 (Figure'l3). The shaft |65 rotates in bearings |61 whichl are supported above a platform/ |68 secured to the frame. The shaft |65 is provided witha thrust bearing |69 interposed between the `worm |64 and the front end of the adjacent vbearing |61'to takefthe reactive thrust of the worm wheel |63. The shaft |65is"provided with 'another-'thrust bearing |10 interposed'betwe'enthe rear end ofthe` rear bearing f|61"an'd a flangeVv |10@ integral with the shaft. 'A vjgn'llley |1| i's'mountedrloosely on the shaft--|65 adjacent to thrust bearing |10' and has a recess in which-flange |10a is contained with aslight cle'earance.4 'Thev'pulley |1| iscontinuously driven by a belt`|12`which passes over a driving'pulley |131 on the armature `shaft |14 of an electric motor |15 supported on a platform |16.

The shaft'V |65may be `connected to the constantly rotating pulley wheel |`1| by means of a clutch comprisinga disk |11 splined on the shaft and having a friction kring |18 presented to the rear face of the vpulley wheelv `|1|. A compression spring |19 on the shaft |65 between the hub of the disk |11 anda pair .ofunuts |8| and v|82 on the rear lend portion of the'shaft tends to press the disk against the pulley, and the pulley against thrust bearing |10. Ay cup-shaped housing may be provided and securedrto the shaft bertweennuts'kll and |82,y as shown, to inclose spring |19. The engagement of the disk |11 with the pulley wheel is controlled by means comprising a yoke `|84 having a pair of pivot studs |83 projecting into `sockets in a half ring |840. which rides in a circumferential groove |85 inthe hub of the disk. The' yoke isat the upper end of a rocking lever` |86 which is' pivoted Aat |81 to a bracket |88` and is connnected with a tension member or ro'd |89 (Figure 6). This member is adjustably connectedto another tension member or rod"|90 through a turnbuckle |9| and the member-|90 is connected'through a bell-crank |92 to 'a vertical rod |93'which extends down to an operating treadle |94. Said turnbuckle has a threaded connection with rod 89 and a freely rotatable and Vslidable engagement with rod |90, thelatter having ahead |90a arranged to prevent withdrawal from the turnbuckle. The rod |93 is in two sections held together by clamps |95 so that the length of the rod can be adjusted. The rod'is pushedupwardly by a relatively heavy compression spring |96;v one -v endzof which rests on the platform |16 and the` other end presses against a collar |91on the rod. The spring |96,

Awhen v,not :preventedwby means later described,

acts through the bell-crank |92, the `tension meml bers Isl and las, and theiever las to withdraw f wheel |1| so as to engage the clutch and cause the mechanism to be driven by the pulley. Thus the shafty |65 and wo'rrn |64 are rotated, driving the gear |63 andthe shaft |59. This results in the opening of the closed pressing jaw and closing of lthe open pressing jaw vas Ythe shaft |59 makes vhalf a revolution. It is desirable that'fthe shaft |59 stop at that 'point unless the operative can supply box ends to be pressed rapidly enough to keep the mechanism in continuous operation. To this end a cam device is provided to keep Athe clutch-engaged after the treadle has been momen- ,tarily depressed, until the shaft |59 has turned through an4 angle of 180. As shown in Figure',

a cam`|98 is mountedron theshaft |59 so as to,

turn ywith it. yThe camA |98 is provided with 'two diametrically opposed depressions |99 'between dwells of/equal height. A cam followerV 200 iswar;

ranged to bear against the edge of thefcam |98 and ride into and out of the depressions |99,y The follower 200 is shown as a roller mounted on anY arm 20|Which is pivoted at 202 to the'fframe'. The free end of the arm 20| is connected by'v a rod 203 to an arm 204 whichismounted on a shaft 205. The bell crank|92 is also mounted on this shaft. f n

As is evident from Figures. 6 and ii, when the operation of the mechanism is startedby depressing the treadle |94, the camv |98 startsvto turn land the depression |99-moves beyondthe cam follower 200. Thus the springV |96 is prevented from uncoupling the driving shaft |11, until the` follower 200 enters the next depression |99 after half a revolution of the shaft |59, wherefore, after each depression of the treadle, the mechanism operates to close the open,l jaws and to open the closed jaws, and then stops. `As soon as either pressing jaw frees the work on its corresponding supporting anvil, any unloading deviceor'ejector is-thrown into operation which ejects the pressed box end from that anvil so that it falls' onto a table 206 which is mounted by means ofv brackets on a pair of vertical rods 20-1 adjustably secured to the main frame. The unloading device for each anvil comprises two 'outwardly extending ears i208 located at the rear, and'one at each side, of the supporting anvil.l 'y As indicated in Figures, 6 and 8, the ears 208 :are parts of angle members 209 which are mounted by means of crossheads 2|0 to vertical rods 2| I. Each rod 2| is secured to, or is an extension of, an arm 2 |2 having a hub 2 I3 loosely mounted ion 'a' horizontal shaft 2|4 which is supported at lits ends in bearing brackets 2| Tsecured'to theframe. yAdjacent to each hub 2|3 is' the loosely mounted hub `2|5 of an arm 2|6. The hubs are restrained from axial movement on the shaft 2| 4 bythe bearing brackets 2|1 and collars 2| ,8` on lthe shaft (Figure 5). n N

Each arm 2|6 is coupled to the adjacenty arm 2|2 by an adjustable connection comprising', a- .bolt 2 9 mounted in arm 2 |2and passing through on the disk are visible.

an arcuate 'slot 22| in arm 2|6, and a clamping nut 220"on the outer end of the bolt.

Each arm 2|6 is part of a bell-crank having ahorizontal arm 222 '(Figure 6) terminatingin a fork 223 (Figure 7). Through thearms of the fork extendsthefro'unded reduced end portion ci' arectang'ular bar" :224. This bar has a vertical hole` therein throughfwhich'loosely passes a rod 225. Securedfto the rod 225 immediately above the bar 22v4-is acollar 226. Below the bar 224 a spring 221which ison the 4rod225 presses 4upward through a washer 228 which bears against the lower face of the'bar 224; The lower end of the spring y221zbears'against a vcollar 229`fixed ontherod225. '1

The upper end ofeach'rod 225 is pivoted to a corresponding-rocki-arm 230,'these arms: being -rockable about theshaft |55. Each arm 236 yhas atanintermediatepoint-a cam follower l23| bearing onr a ca'mi232 which .is circular except for a single rise 233'of limited angular extent. The cams for the two ejectors are xed on'the shaft |59 1180* vapartinf-opposite phase, and revolve with thisrshaft. Each cam rise 233 is so related angularly to the corresponding eccentric |58 that during the, opening movement of `either pressing jaw, the corresponding cam follower 23| is lifted by its cam :233 vthereby elevating its rod 225. This rocks the bell-crank.2|6, 222 and kicksvforward the-ears 208 of the ejector adjacent to the presser which' is opening-J The actuation of the ears is not positive fbut is Ieffected through the spring 821. Hence; if"any'box sticks or binds on the anvil against @Which-it has, been pressed, `the spring yields'. and limits the force which the ejector ears can exert on the edges ofthe box to an arnountwhichv is insufficient to injure the box.` The discharging and return movements of each ejector. occur. during the opening movement of the corresponding pressure jaw, and are completed when the jaw is stopped: in fully openposition.

` In orderto permitadjustment of the upper pressing jaws to accommodate work made o-f stock of different thicknesses, thethreaded sleeve |50 of each is ,arranged to be rotated so as to alter the eifectivedistance between the rear end of 'the rocking beam' k|41 and its connection` with the toggle linkage. The sleeve is manually rotated by 'a disk: 235 having threel or` more studs arranged to .embrace lthe rim of a hexagonal flange 23,4 on the sleeve, and to transmit torque theretdgThe-,disk may carry graduations or other indicia on its upper surface to indicate the extent of the adjustments so made. Acooperating index is provided in the form of a plate or tongue 238 overlying` the disk and having an opening or window 231 through which the marks One end of this tongue forms. a. fork 239 which straddles the beam M1, and its other end contains an opening 240 arranged .to fit loosely on a screw 24| which is threaded into. the upper end of the stem |5|. The screwr 24| is manipulated by a hand-wheel 242 secured'to the `upper end thereof. The Aliub ofthe hand-,wheelbears against the upper face of the tongue 238, and, when s et up tightly, vbinds the tongue frictionally to the disk 235.l Since the forkj'239 preventsany rotation of the tongue about the'axis ofthestemv |5|, the disk ,235 is thus held against rotation.V The pins 236, in turnLhold the sleeve|50 againstrotation. Thus the sleeve |50 is prevented `from getting out of adjustment during'the operation of the machine.

As hereinbefore mentioned,' the links |52 and |54 comprise, with the rear end of the link |53, a double toggle. When the eccentric |58 is rotated to the position shown in Figures 6y and 13 from a position at the opposite side of shaft |59, the links of the toggle are almost straightened to swing they head |44 downwardly and thus bring the pressing jaw into its position of pressure. One characteristic' of a toggle of this description is that, if the eccentric |58 isi-evolved constantly, the period of maximum pressurev on the work is of substantial duration instead of be'- ing momentary as it would be in the cas-e of a simple toggle device. l f

Referring to Figures 9 and 10, the pressin-gijaw |4| and the anvil |25, which are arranged tooperate upon the end of a box, are mounted `so that they angle between the-incline |546 and the pressing surface of the jaw |4| is in the plane of and vertically above the front face IZB-'of the anvil |25. When a box` cover is to be operated upon as illustrated in Figures 1l and 12,` the4 anvil jaw 241 is substituted for, the anvilv jaw |=25,.a11 of the other parts being the same. .This anvil jaw 241 is mounted in the machine sothat it `juts out. beyond the angle between the incline I 46 and thel pressing surface of thejaw I4 l' when the jaw 14| and anvil 2411 are in operative position. The turned-in margin 248 of the' box cover blank is of such a width, compared with. that of the cover iiange 248 that its free edge 2 5!)` comes directly under the anglebetween the incline `|46 and the pressing surface of the jaw Hr, asshown in Figure l2. The anvil is provided with Ia transverse channel. 25| to prevent crushing 'of the crease between the box `cover flange 249 and its turned-in margin 248.

It is evident that various modifications and changes may be made in the embodiments of the invention herein shown and described 'without departing from the spirit or scope thereof as defined in the following claims.

I claim:

l. A box-ending machine comprising` a frame, two stationary anvils supported on said frame, each saidy anvil being shaped to fit into an end of a box to be pressed, two presser members rockably mounted on said frame, each said' presser member having a head arranged for pressing engagement with a corresponding anvil, means for rocking said presser members in simultaneous alternation including a shaft,' two similar machine elements secured to said shaft `at relatively opposite sides of the axis thereof, transmission mechanism between each said machine element and one ofsaid presser members, where-by one presser member is moved toward its cooperating anvil while the other `is` moved away` from the other anvil, and means for driving said shaft.

2. A box-ending machine comprising a frame, two stationary anvils supported on said frame, each said anvil being shaped to fit into an end of a box to be pressed', two presserl members rockably mounted on said frame, each said presser member having a head arranged for pressing engagement on a corresponding anvil, means for yieldingly rocking said presser heads alternately into cooperating pressing relation withvtheir respective anvils, an ejecting device at each anvil, and means for yieldingly operating each ejecting device when the corresponding presserhead is being separated from its anvil. 3. A box-ending machine comprising a frame,

two stationary anvils supported on said frame,

each said anvil being shaped to lit into one end of a box to be pressed, two presser members rockably mounted on said frame, each said presser member having a head arranged for pressing cooperation' with. one of said anvils, means for rocking said members inv opposite phase whereby either one of said heads isin pressing cooperation with its `anvil when the `o-ther head is withdrawn from its anvil, means for ejectingwork from each saidV anvil,` and means for operating the ejecting means at each anvil when the corresponding presser head is being separated therefrom.

4. A box-ending machine comprising a frame,

a pluralityof pressing'mechanisms mounted on saidI frame, each said mechanism including a stationary anvil having anupper face adapted to fit Within the end of a box to be pressed and a rockable member with a presser jaw movable into pressing cooperation with the corresponding anvil, Common means for driving said rockable members inopposite phase so that each said member reaches its pressing position onits anvil as the otherr reaches its position of separation from its anvil, and control means for stopping said driving means automatically when each ofsaidrockable members has been brought into cooperative pressing relation with its respective anvil.` l

5. A box-ending machine comprising ,a frame,

`two stationary anvils supportedI on said frame,

two presser members rockably mounted on said frame, each said presser member having a head arranged for pressing cooperation with a respective anvil, a shaft mounted in said frame, two eccentrics secured in opposite phase on said shaft, eccentricstraps and intermediate toggle mechanisms-operatively connecting said eccentrios each with one of said presser members whereby said presser heads are moved alternatelyv into pressing engagement with their corresponding anvils, driving means for said shaft normally disconnectedy therefrom, a clutch for connecting the shaft operatively with said driving means, and means for automatically disconnecting said driving` means when the shaft has rotated sufficiently to put one head in pressing position and the other head in withdrawn position, with relation to their respective anvils.

6. A box ending machine comprising a frame, a plurality of pressing mechanisms mounted on said frame, each said mechanism including a stationary anvil adapted to enter within the end of a box and having a face arranged to support an end wall of such box while being pressed, and a cooperating presser movable into wall-pressing relation to said anvil face and away therefrom, common driving means for all of said pressers organized to move said pressers successively into pressing relation with the corresponding anvil and withdraw a presser from its respective anvil each timea presser is moved into pressing relation a power driver for said common mechanism, disconnectible clutch means for coupling and uncoupling said driver with and from said mechanism respectively, manually operable means for putting said clutch means into coupling relation, and automatic means organized to effect unconpling action of said clutch means when any presser arrives in pressing relation with its respective anvil. i

7. A dual box ending machine comprising a plurality-of anvil and pressermechanisms, the anvil and presser of each such mechanism being adapted to receive and compress between them a box wall, means for actuating said mechanisms in alternation so that the anvil and presser of each v 2,881,364 Aare brought into pressing relation while the anvil and presser of another are relatively separated to y'admit abox wall between them, common actuatr ing means for all of said mechanismaanI inde'- f ypendently movable' driver for said last-namedmeans, a clutch shiftable to connect said driver with said actuating means and to disconnect them, automatic clutch controlling means organized to'place said clutch in disconnecting rposition whenever any of said pressers is inpressing relation withits respective anvil, and manual means A for shifting the clutch into connectingposition.

8. A boxend pressing machine comprising anA anvil adapted to support a box wall while being pressed, a presser head supported for Vcooperat- :ing engagement kwith said anvil, lmeans for moving said presser head toward andaway from the f anvil, an ejector located adjacent to the anvil i and movable froma withdrawn positionin a path such that it engages and displaces a boxl sup 'ported by the anvil, and mechanism for sok mov- "ing, the ejector including a yieldable transmission member organized to limit the pressure capable of being exerted by the ejector on such abox.

"9, In a machine of the character described, an

anvil adapted to support an end wall f a box and ments ofl said linkagejand adapted tol yield when the ejector is brought to bear on a b ox which n abnormally; resists displacement from the. anvil.

10.-In a'gmachine ofthe character described,

'an anvil 'adapted to support an end wall of a box and to` beembraced by the contiguous side walls of said box, an ejector supported withv profvisions for movement in a path beside said anvil where it may engage and displace a box supported l -byfthe anvil, and automatic mechanism for actuating the ejector including a driving member and transmission connections between said driving member and the ejector, said transmission connections having provisions for adjustment .whereby'the limits of movement of the ejector f maybe altered.

` and the supporting surface'of theanvil; the anvil 11. In apparatus for pressing a box wall or the like having an inturned marginal portion, @op- `eratinganvi1 and presser members adapted to refceive such wall and inturned portion betweenthem, said anvilhaving a surface portion arranged to support said marginal portion of the box Wall, and means for forcing said members together so as to exert pressure on the box wall and its margin; one of said members having in its supporting surface a channel below the level of Athe margin supporting surface arranged to be overlaid by the fold between said Wall and turnedin-margin, whereby to safeguard the fold against being crushed by the pressure exerted by said anvil and presser members.

12. `In a machine for pressing a box wall or the like having an inwardly turned marginal iiap, an anvil having a supporting surfacer'with a portion adapted 'to underlie and support said marginal flap, a cooperating presser head movable toward and away! from-said supporting surface, and means for actuating said presser to exert substantial pressure on material placed between it having in said supporting surface a channel be- Vlow the level of said margin supporting surface portion located tobe overlapped by the fold between the box wall and its inturned flap whereby yto relieve said fold of pressure exerted by the presser memberk when the latter is forced toward the anvil.

f WALTER P. OSGOOD. 

